Daniel R. Crain
Author, Student of Scripture, Attorney
Daniel R. Crain graduated from the University of Oklahoma (BA-History) and the University of San Diego School of Law. He was a licensed attorney and real estate broker in California, Texas and Oklahoma before retiring from those practices. At one time, he was also a registered representative with Series 7 and Series 63 licenses. He also was employed as an asset manager for the Resolution Trust Corporation for several years in the 1990s, at one point overseeing some 300+ entities with assets of more than $16 Billion.
Those licenses led to his true business calling, which was financing apartment properties under Fannie Mae and FHA. He financed approximately $4 Billion of apartments under those two programs over a 40+ year career. He sold his company in 2023.
While he continues in the apartment lending business, he enjoys spending time with his family and studying the Bible. He has read the Bible every year since 1981. Since 1996, tithing has played a large role in his work, marriage and family. Its place in his life and family is the reason for writing The Gift of the Tithe.
New Release
The Gift of the Tithe (Paperback)
How to Find Joy by Giving Away Your Money
When people turn toward faith, money often becomes the hardest part to surrender.
This book shows how the tithe isn’t about loss, but joy rooted in trust.
When people begin attending church or growing in faith, one of the biggest hurdles they face is giving. The idea of tithing can feel rigid, outdated, uncomfortable, or even impossible. But according to businessman and everyday believer Daniel Crain, tithing has never been about the math. It’s about the heart.
In The Gift of the Tithe: How to Find Joy by Giving Away Your Money, Crain explains that the tithe is not a command to earn God’s favor, but a way of living that keeps our relationship with God healthy and whole. As he writes, “God doesn’t need our money. He wants our trust.” When we learn to give first, we step into the rhythm of grace that brings peace to our finances and freedom to our souls.
This practical guide helps readers understand:
- Why the tithe still matters as a sign of faith in a grace-based life
- How giving first can transform anxiety about money into confidence in God’s care
- The joy that comes when generosity becomes a way of being, not an obligation
Written in a clear, easy to understand style, The Gift of the Tithe offers a biblical vision of money that leads to contentment, trust, and joy. It’s not about what God wants from us but about what God wants for us.